GOP Committee schedules dinnerPENN TWP — The Butler County Republican Committee will hold its Spirit of Lincoln dinner March 19 at the Butler Country Club, 310 Country Club Road.Speakers will include state House of Representatives Majority Leader Dave Reed, R-Indiana County, and state Sen. Don White, R-41st.Doors will open at 5 p.m., with a general reception starting at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. and will be followed by the guest speakers and the introduction of elected officials and candidates.To register, visit www.butlercountypaGOP.org. Call 724-426-2272 with questions.

Sestak challenges candidate petitionsHARRISBURG — Joe Sestak is trying to make Pennsylvania’s four-way race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate into a three-way race.Sestak filed a court challenge Tuesday to the candidate petitions of political unknown Joe Vodvarka. In the challenge, Sestak says more than 60 percent of the voter signatures submitted by Vodvarka are flawed and shouldn’t be counted.Sestak is making his second Senate run after losing by 2 percentage points to Republican incumbent Pat Toomey in 2010.